10 low budget movies that became massive blockbusters

In an age of movies where $100 million dollar budgets are the norm, we take a look at 10 low budget movies that made an absolute fortune at the box office.

It’s refreshing to see that low budget movies can still be massive blockbusters at the movie theater, with quite a few films making bank with low budgets recently.

Independent films that become popular are often some of the movies that make studios the most bang for their buck, and it’s something all studios strive for. It’s incredibly difficult to find that perfect mixture of low budget and exciting material, but it almost always seems to happen when we least expect it. American Sniper is one of the most recent films that surprised everyone when it took in over $500 million on a fairly modest $60 million dollar budget.

We take a look at 10 movies that broke the mold and made fortunes while staying under Hollywood’s current trend of bloated budgets. Find out which film genre is most likely to bring in the biggest profit with the smallest budget. The final movie which currently holds the record is sure to surprise any movie fan.

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